Survival Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, Slang and Jargon

It was recently pointed out that many of us talk in acronyms and terms that while quite familiar to us but might not be so apparent to someone new to the basics of survivalism. Many of these terms are borrowed from military speak.

In an effort to aid folks to the language of survival, we've begun creating some definitions for certain terms. This is a work in progress and will be expanded as we receive suggestions for terms to include. We also have several others not listed below that correct misspellings or are variations on the term.

Anytime the forum sees a word or acronym that has been defined, a definition box will pop up upon mouse hover. So far, we have (in no particular order) the following terms:Survival Forum Specific

AO, AoOBOBBOLBOVSHTF, TSHTF, WTSHTF

Unfortunatly, We had to drop SHTF as it was messing with the SHTF smilie ​

MSM - mainstream media (e.g., ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC). Those news sources that are sensationalist and left-leaning or do not do what is normally considered "investigative journalism." In general, there is the feeling that they offer opinion or editorial instead of news. They have drank the Kool-Aid, are pro-Obama, anti-gun, and devoid of intellect. People who work there are libtards or libiots.

EBT - welfare credit cards. These cards are the descendant of "food stamps," which were thought to stigmatize those on welfare.

jackboots - cruel, heavy-handed police who do not ascribe to the tenets of the Bill of Rights. These were the hall-monitors in grade-school. They take personal joy/satisfaction from the pain/suffering of civilians at their hands

“Man’s mind is his basic tool of survival. Life is given to him, survival is not. His body is given to him, its sustenance is not. His mind is given to him, its content is not. To remain alive, he must act, and before he can act he must know the nature and purpose of his action. He cannot obtain his food without a knowledge of food and of the way to obtain it. He cannot dig a ditch-or build a cyclotron-without a knowledge of his aim and of the means to achieve it. To remain alive, he must think." John Galt (Ayn Rand)

Patents are not evil, profit is not a dirty word, providing for your family's future is not a sin, and what is mine is not your's just because you want it. Kellory.I have received NO secret government orders.(Watch for this notice to be removed)

“Man’s mind is his basic tool of survival. Life is given to him, survival is not. His body is given to him, its sustenance is not. His mind is given to him, its content is not. To remain alive, he must act, and before he can act he must know the nature and purpose of his action. He cannot obtain his food without a knowledge of food and of the way to obtain it. He cannot dig a ditch-or build a cyclotron-without a knowledge of his aim and of the means to achieve it. To remain alive, he must think." John Galt (Ayn Rand)

Patents are not evil, profit is not a dirty word, providing for your family's future is not a sin, and what is mine is not your's just because you want it. Kellory.I have received NO secret government orders.(Watch for this notice to be removed)

The problem with terms like ATF are that they are contained within the tool tip definitions for other items (NFA, etc) and it throws the system in an infinite loop. I had to correct this with a few items already. They could be made to work if I spelled out ATF as Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the other definitions.

Don't think that I've ignored any of the other suggestions above, just trying to figure out how to write a few of them in a more objective way.

What browser are you using? In chrome and firefox, they stay open as long as I hover over them.

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I am using chrome, and they stay open about ten seconds. (I am a fast reader though.)

“Man’s mind is his basic tool of survival. Life is given to him, survival is not. His body is given to him, its sustenance is not. His mind is given to him, its content is not. To remain alive, he must act, and before he can act he must know the nature and purpose of his action. He cannot obtain his food without a knowledge of food and of the way to obtain it. He cannot dig a ditch-or build a cyclotron-without a knowledge of his aim and of the means to achieve it. To remain alive, he must think." John Galt (Ayn Rand)

Patents are not evil, profit is not a dirty word, providing for your family's future is not a sin, and what is mine is not your's just because you want it. Kellory.I have received NO secret government orders.(Watch for this notice to be removed)

“Man’s mind is his basic tool of survival. Life is given to him, survival is not. His body is given to him, its sustenance is not. His mind is given to him, its content is not. To remain alive, he must act, and before he can act he must know the nature and purpose of his action. He cannot obtain his food without a knowledge of food and of the way to obtain it. He cannot dig a ditch-or build a cyclotron-without a knowledge of his aim and of the means to achieve it. To remain alive, he must think." John Galt (Ayn Rand)

Patents are not evil, profit is not a dirty word, providing for your family's future is not a sin, and what is mine is not your's just because you want it. Kellory.I have received NO secret government orders.(Watch for this notice to be removed)

"Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom." - John F. Kennedy

"You took the good things for granted-now you must earn them again. For every right that you cherish, you have a duty that you must fulfill. For every hope that you entertain, you have a task that you must perform. For every good that you wish to preserve, you will have to sacrifice your comfort and ease. There is nothing for nothing any longer." -George Washington